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Bakst

American  
[bahkst] / bɑkst /

noun

  1. Léon Nikolaevich 1866–1924, Russian painter and designer.


Bakst British  
/ bakst /

noun

  1. Leon Nikolayevich (lɪˈɔn nikaˈlajɪvitʃ). 1866–1924, Russian painter and stage designer, noted particularly for his richly coloured sets for Diaghilev's Ballet Russe (1909–21)

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“The wheels start turning,” Daren Bakst, deputy director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment, said.

From Washington Times May 15, 2023

“Pregnant workers were falling through the cracks with our existing laws,” said Dina Bakst, co-founder of A Better Balance, a legal advocacy nonprofit that helped draft the bill.

From Washington Post Dec. 30, 2022

The platform also enables the company to more quickly evolve to meet the desires of clothing brands, Bakst says.

From Scientific American Mar. 28, 2022

“Women are often reluctant to announce they are pregnant and not without good reason,” said Dina Bakst, a founder and co-president of A Better Balance, an organization that helps workers, especially mothers.

From New York Times Jan. 22, 2022

It was a lacquer room in the Chinese style, popularized by the craze for barbaric decoration introduced by Bakst and the Russian Ballet into England.

From Okewood of the Secret Service by Williams, Valentine

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